[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA NOW, JENNIFER, THIS ISTHE MOST DELICATE PART OF THE PREPARATIONOF MANICOTTI -- THE INSERTION OF THE CHEESEINTO THE SHELLS. IT REQUIRES EXPERIENCE,GRACE, AND DEFT HAND-EYECOORDINATION. WATCH ME CAREFULLY.I'M ALL EYES, DAD. YOU SEE, JENNIFER,THAT'S WHAT NOT TO DO. DON'T DESTROY SHELLS.GOT IT. AHH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SUREYOU FULLY UNDERSTOOD. YOUR MOTHERWILL BE DOWN SOON TO SHOW YOUTHE CORRECT METHOD. WHERE IS SHE? SHE'S IN THE LIVING ROOMWORKING WITH TERRY. OH, REALLY? I DIDN'T THINKSHE WORKED WITH HIM ANYMORE. WELL, SHE HASN'TSINCE SHE QUIT THE FIRM TO HAVE ANDREW,BUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, HE BROUGHT HER IN TO CONSULTON A BIG PROJECT. IT'S GREAT.SHE GETS TO WORK PART TIME. AND SHE STILL HAS TIMETO DO THINGS AT HOME -- LIKE MAKE MANICOTTI. ELYSE! HEY, DAD,YOU WANT TO CALL THE COPS? I FOUND THIS GUYIN THE DRIVEWAY GOINGTHROUGH THE GARBAGE. ALEX, HE WAS LOOKING FOR THINGSTO USE IN HIS SCULPTURES. Nick: HEY, NOW, LOOK, I DON'T MEAN TO INSULT YOUOR NOTHING, MR. K., BUT I CAME UP EMPTYOUT THERE. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOUR GARBAGEIS COMPLETELY USELESS. AND AFTER ALL THE WORKI PUT INTO IT. WELL, IS THERE ANYTHINGYOU CAN USE HERE? WHOA. HEY. YOU BEEN HOLDING OUTON ME, MR. K.? OH, ALEX, ANDREW'S BEEN INVITEDTO A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR A GIRL FROM HISPLAY GROUP -- CINDY BECKER. SHE'S GONNA BE1 YEAR OLD ON SUNDAY. IS SHE 1 ALREADY? IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAYSHE WAS ZERO. ANYWAY, THE PARTY'STHIS SUNDAY, AND EVERYONE ELSEIS BUSY. CAN YOU TAKE HIMTO THE PARTY? OH, COME ON, DAD. ANDREW'S NOTA BABY ANYMORE. IT'S TIMEWE STOPPED CODDLING HIM. HE'S GOT TO START GOINGTO THESE PLACES BY HIMSELF. ALEX,HE CAN'T WALK YET. CINDY BECKER'S HOUSE IS ONLYA COUPLE OF MILES AWAY. THAT'S CRAWLING DISTANCE. CRAWL THERE MYSELFFROM TIME TO TIME. I APPRECIATEYOU DOING THIS, ALEX. OH, AND DON'T FORGETTO PICK UP A PRESENT FOR ANDYTO GIVE TO CINDY. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT JAROF FANCY MUSTARD YOU GUYS GOTFOR CHRISTMAS? YOU GAVE IT TO MALLORYFOR HER BIRTHDAY. RIGHT, RIGHT. HAVE YOU OPENEDTHAT YET, MAL? ALEX!ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT! I'LL GET HER SOMETHING --I DON'T KNOW. SNOW TIRES,DEODORANT... DAD, WE'RE OUTOF PASTA SHELLS. OH, RIGHT. WOULD YOU KIDS MINDMAKING A RUN TO THE MARKET TO GET SOME MOREPASTA SHELLS? THANK YOU.SURE, DAD. YEAH.THANK YOU. HEY! HEY! OH. SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYMADE OUT OF STEEL! WELL,THE PRESENTATION'S DONE. SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME INWITH A GOOD, LOW BID, TOO.OH, GREAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINKI'D HAVE BEEN ABLE TOGET THIS THING TOGETHER WITHOUT YOUR HELP,ELYSE. OH, I DON'T KNOWIF THAT'S TRUE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOURBRINGING ME IN ON THIS, TERRY. IT'S GREAT TO BEWORKING TOGETHER AGAIN. IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO. I MEAN, AFTER ALL,YOU GOT ME MY FIRST JOB. I WASJUST A LONE, HELPLESS KID FRESH OUT OF ARCHITECTURESCHOOL, STEVE. SHE FOUND MEWANDERING IN THE STREETS, TOOK ME IN,CLOTHED ME, FED ME. SAME HERE. COME ON, TERRY. SO, WHAT ELSE IS GOING ONIN YOUR LIFE, TER? OH, HOW'STHAT WONDERFUL GIRL YOU'VE BEEN DATING --SUZANNE? SHE LEFT ME. OH, GEE, I'M SORRYTO HEAR THAT. NOT AS SORRY AS I WAS. BUT IT WASN'T HARDTO SPOT THE WARNING SIGNS, LIKE WHEN SHE SAID, "TERRY, I NEVER WANTTO SEE YOU AGAIN." STEVEN, DON'T WE KNOW SOME SINGLE GIRLSFOR TERRY? WELL,TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I AM KIND OF GUN-SHYTHESE DAYS. IT'S GONNA TAKE MEA WHILE BEFORE I'M READYTO START DATING. I SUPPOSE I'M JUST AFRAIDOF GETTING REJECTED AGAIN. I DON'T THINKI COULD HANDLE THAT RIGHT NOW. IT WOULD PROBABLY KILL ME. WELL, GLADI COULD CHEER YOU BOTH UP. LOOK, I GOTA LOT OF WORK TO DO. I BETTER GO. I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW,ELYSE. OKAY, BYE-BYE, TERRY.BYE-BYE. STEVEN... NO, ELYSE. NOW,WHAT WOULD BE SO WRONG WITH FIXING TERRY UPWITH SOMEONE? ELYSE, I'VE SEEN YOUIN THIS MODE BEFORE. YOU GET OBSESSEDWITH TRYING TO ORCHESTRATE ANOTHER PERSON'SLOVE LIFE. OH, I DO NOT. OH, NO? REMEMBER WHENYOU KEPT TRYING TO FIND A DATEFOR NELSON ROSS? I THOUGHT HE SHOULD HAVEA GIRLFRIEND. HE'S A PRIEST. NOT ANYMORE. I DON'T THINKIT'S A GOOD IDEA TO INTERFEREIN A MAN'S PERSONAL LIFE. I DO. STEVEN, I HATE TO SEE TERRYSO LONELY. AND I WOULD LOVE TOINTRODUCE HIM TO SOMEONE NICE. I THINK YOU SHOULDSTAY OUT OF IT. HOW ABOUTMRS. OBECK'S DAUGHTER, LIZ? DON'T DO IT. THEY'D BE PERFECTFOR EACH OTHER. I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE. I'LL INVITE THEM BOTHTO DINNER FRIDAY NIGHT. IT'S A BAD IDEA. I'M CALLING LIZ OBECKRIGHT NOW. I'M SORRY I HADTO PUT MY FOOT DOWN. OKAY, STEVEN.DINNER'S IN THE OVEN. TERRY AND LIZ SHOULDBE HERE ANY MINUTE. I CAN FEEL IT, HONEY.ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR. ELYSE, PLEASE. LET THINGS HAPPEN NATURALLY.DON'T PUSH. OH, COME ON, STEVEN. WE WANT THESE PEOPLETO LIKE EACH OTHER, TO FALL IN LOVE,TO BE AS HAPPY AS WE ARE. NOW SIT UP STRAIGHT. ELYSE, PLEASE. LET'S JUST HAVEA CASUAL DINNER. IF LIZ AND TERRYHIT IT OFF, FINE. IF NOT, THEY'LL GOTHEIR SEPARATE WAYS. STEVEN, IF THEY DON'T WALKOUT OF HERE HAND IN HAND, THEY DON'T WALK OUT. THE DATE TO THE DEATH.GOT IT. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] NOW THAT'S ONE OF THEM.YOU GET THE DOOR. I'LL GET THE HORS D'OEUVERS.OKAY. LIZ.NICE TO SEE YOU. COME IN.COME IN. HI, MR. KEATON.IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANKS FORTHE INVITATION. IT WASA WONDERFUL SURPRISE. MY WIFE'S IN THE KITCHEN.SHE'LL BE RIGHT OUT. OH, AND TERRY SHOULD BEALONG ANY MINUTE. OH, WHO'S TERRY? TERRY BRIDGEMAN,MY WIFE'S COLLEAGUE. DIDN'T SHE MENTIONHE WAS GONNA BE HERE? NO. WELL, UM, HE'S A YOUNG MANSHE WANTED YOU TO MEET. SORT OF FIXING YOU UPWITH HIM. [ CHUCKLES ] OH. IS SOMETHING WRONG? WELL, IT'S JUST THATI'VE BEEN SEEING SOMEONE VERY SERIOUSLYFOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. OH, BOY.LIZ, ARE YOU SURE? WELL... WELL, LOOK, I'M SORRYABOUT THE MISUNDERSTANDING, BUT THERE'S NO HARM DONE. WE CAN STILL HAVEA NICE DINNER. WELL, MR. KEATON,I'M A LITTLE WORRIED. WELL, THIS MAY SOUNDA LITTLE CONCEITED, BUT I SORT OF HAVEA PROBLEM WITH MENBEING ATTRACTED TO ME. NO! NO, I MEAN, UM... I MEAN, YOU SHOULDN'T WORRYABOUT IT. WELL, THE THING IS,THEY SEEM TO BE, YOU KNOW,VERY INTERESTED IN ME. IT'S JUST THAT -- WELL, I CAN'TBRING MYSELF TO TELL THEM THAT I'M INVOLVED. HI, LIZ. I'M GLAD YOU COULD MAKE ITTONIGHT. YOU LOOK WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.MRS. KEATON -- [ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH,THAT MUST BE TERRY. WE INVITEDANOTHER FRIEND OVER. I KNOW. LISTEN, UM --EXCUSE ME. ELYSE... HI, TERRY.COME ON IN. TERRY, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEETOUR NEIGHBOR LIZ OBECK. LIZ, THIS IS OUR FRIENDTERRY BRIDGEMAN. IT'S VERY NICETO MEET YOU. THANK YOU. ELYSE HAS TOLD MEA LOT ABOUT YOU. HOW NICE. UH, ELYSE, MAY I -- MAY I SPEAK TO YOUFOR JUST A -- WHY DON'T WE COME ON INAND SIT DOWN, GET BETTER ACQUAINTED,HUH? OKAY, UH,LIZ AND TERRY, WHY DON'T YOU, UH --SIT ON THE COUCH. THERE. ISN'T THIS NICE? ELYSE, COULD I PLEASE SPEAK TOYOU IN PRIVATE, PLEASE, ABOUT THE VEGETABLESWE'RE SERVING TONIGHT? LIZ, DID I TELL YOUTHAT TERRY IS AN ARCHITECT, AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE,TOO? WELL, TELL HER, TERRY. I'M...AN ARCHITECT. WHAT'D I TELL YOU? AND, TERRY, LIZ JUST GRADUATEDFROM JOHNS HOPKINS. SHE PLANS TO GOTO MEDICAL SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. REALLY?THAT'S WONDERFUL, LIZ. HE THINKSIT'S WONDERFUL. ELYSE, CAN I PLEASE SPEAK TO YOUIN THE KITCHEN ABOUTTHOSE VEGETABLES? LATER, STEVEN. EXCUSE ME.MAY I USE YOUR RESTROOM? OH, SURE. IT'S TOP OF THESTAIRS, FIRST DOOR ON YOUR LEFT. SHOW HERWHERE IT IS, TERRY. NO, NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.I'LL FIND IT. WELL? SHE'S INCREDIBLE,ELYSE. SHE'S EVERYTHINGYOU TOLD ME SHE WAS. I MEAN, I KNOWI JUST MET HER, BUT I GET THE FEELING THAT THIS COULD BETHE GIRL FOR ME. OHH! ELYSE, I REALLY NEEDTO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THOSE VEGETABLES. YOU REALLYLIKE HER? OH, YEAH.SHE'S BEAUTIFUL. ELYSE, EITHER WE TALK NOWABOUT THE VEGETABLES, OR I'M DIVORCING YOU. EXCUSE US.EXCUSE ME. UH, WELL... IT'S LATE. WE'RE ALL TIRED. WE'VE HADA GREAT TIME. WHAT DO YOU SAYWE JUST CALL IT A NIGHT? HI, HONEY. HI, STEVEN. ELYSE, ARE YOU STILL UPSETABOUT LAST NIGHT? WELL, WHY SHOULDN'T I BE? STEVEN, I PROBABLY RUINEDTERRY'S LIFE. I SERIOUSLYDOUBT THAT, ELYSE. STEVEN, IF THIS GIRLREJECTS TERRY, IF HE GETS HURT AGAIN,THEN IT'S MY FAULT. I SHOULD'VE DONE MORETO KEEP THEM APART. WHAT MORE COULD YOUHAVE DONE, ELYSE? YOU INTERRUPTED EVERY TIMETHEY TRIED TO SPEAK. YOU RUSHED US ALLTHROUGH DINNER. WE PLAYED CHARADES,AND YOU SPELLED OUT, "YOU'RE NO GOODFOR EACH OTHER." WELL, STEVEN, LIZ ADMITTED TO YOU THAT SHE HASA HISTORY OF DESTROYING MEN, OF CRUSHINGTHEIR SPIRITS, OF LEAVING THEMTO PICK UP THE PIECES OF THEIR BROKEN,SHATTERED LIVES. THOSE WEREN'THER EXACT WORDS. COME ON, ELYSE.LIZ IS A SENSITIVE GIRL. SHE'S NOT GONNA STRINGTERRY ALONG. I'M SURE SHE TOLD HIM THE TRUTHLAST NIGHT. AND I'M SUREHE TOOK IT IN STRIDE. HE MAY BE DISAPPOINTED, BUT HE'LL GET OVER IT. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HEY, GUYS.SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. I JUST CAME BYTO PICK UP THOSE PLANS. OH, SURE. HOW YOU FEELING,TERRY? GREAT. REALLY? YOU MEAN, YOU'RE NOTDISAPPOINTED ABOUT LAST NIGHT? WHY SHOULD I BEDISAPPOINTED? I MET THE GREATEST GIRLOF MY LIFE LAST NIGHT. ELYSE,AFTER WE LEFT HERE, I INVITED HER OUTFOR A DRINK. WE STAYED OUTTILL 3:00 IN THE MORNING. OH, BOY,I'M TELLING YOU, I'M ON CLOUD NINE,YOU GUYS. I'M FLYING. I'M IN LOVE,AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS GREAT! WHOO! THERE! ARE YOU HAPPY? [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HEY, AL-EX!HOW MY LITTLE FRIEND? FINE, N-ICK. HOW'SMY NEANDERTHAL FRIEND? I'M FINE. HEY, LISTEN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GOTTO GET A PRESENT FOR THAT BIRTHDAYPARTY TOMORROW, AND I WAS DROPPING SOME TOYS OFFBY THE ORPHANAGE, AND THERE'S SOME STUFFTHEY DIDN'T WANT. SO I FIGURED YOU MIGHT BE ABLETO USE IT FOR CINDY BECKER.OH. HEY, THIS, UH, DOLLOUGHT TO SHUT HER UP. UH...MAKE HER HAPPY. ALL RIGHT,SAY, YOU KNOW, I GOT SOME OUTFITS AND STUFFOUT IN MY TRUCK. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. HEY, MOM. YOU LOOK GREAT.WHERE YOU OFF TO? YOUR FATHER AND I ARE GOINGTO A COCKTAIL PARTY -- JUST SOME PEOPLEFROM MY OFFICE. YOU SEEM EXCITED. WELL, I GUESS I'M A LITTLENERVOUS ABOUT THIS. TERRY BRIDGEMAN AND THE GIRLI FIXED HIM UP WITH ARE GONNA BE THERE. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? WELL, TERRYREALLY LIKES THIS GIRL. BUT IT TURNS OUTSHE HAS A BOYFRIEND THAT SHE HASN'TTOLD HIM ABOUT. I'M JUST AFRAID HE'S GONNA GETHIS HEART BROKEN, THAT'S ALL. AW, COME ON, MOM.IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL. I MEAN, TERRY ISA MATURE GUY. BEEN AROUND THE BLOCKA FEW TIMES. WHO'S THE GIRL? LIZ OBECK. WHOA. LIZ OBECK?L-- FROM NEXT DOOR,LIZ OBECK? WELL, MOM,THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. WHY? LIZ OBECK IS NOTYOUR ORDINARY WOMAN. GROWING UPWITH LIZ OBECK NEXT DOOR CERTAINLY KEPT ME AWAKEMANY A WINTER NIGHT. NOT TO MENTIONSUMMER, SPRING, FALL, WINTER AGAIN, SPRING... ALL SET TO GO, DEAR? YEAH. DAD, DAD, DAD,DID YOU HEAR WHAT MOM DID?YEAH. TERRY AND LIZ OBECK. I KNOW, ALEX.I KNOW. TERRY'S A DEAD MAN. DROP IT! SURE, SURE, SURE. LET'S GO, HONEY. LIZ OBECK. LIZ. LIZ OBECK. LIZ OBECK! [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] THERE THEY ARE, STEVEN. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE WAYSHE'S LEADING HIM ON. ELYSE, SHE'S EATINGA CRACKER. LOOK, DON'T DOANYTHING FOOLISH. STEVEN, IT IS MY FAULTTHAT TERRY'S IN THIS SITUATION. I'M NOT GONNA STAND IDLY BY WHILE HE GETS HIS HEARTBROKEN AGAIN. STEVEN. ELYSE. SO GLAD YOUCOULD MAKE IT. NICE TO SEE YOUAGAIN, TED. THANKS FORINVITING US. SAY, ELYSE, I SAW THAT PROPOSALYOU AND TERRY WORKED UP. IT'S FANTASTIC. ANY CHANCE OF YOUR COMING BACKTO WORK FOR US FULL TIME? YEAH, THAT'S FINE. I'LL START MONDAY.EXCUSE ME. HI, ELYSE.YOU JUST GET HERE? YEAH, YEAH. I'M HAVINGA GREAT TIME. LIZ IS FANTASTIC. YEAH. HEY, TERRY, I WAS THINKING, DON'T YOU THINKYOU'RE REALLY TOO YOUNG TO BE INVOLVEDWITH JUST ONE PERSON? I MEAN, THERE ARE SO MANYNICE, ATTRACTIVE WOMEN YOU COULD BE DATING. WHAT ABOUT HER? THAT'S TED WATERMAN'SMOTHER.I KNOW. LUCKILY, SHE'SA RECENT WIDOW. ELYSE. STEVEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE JUSTGET SOMETHING TO EAT? OKAY. OKAY.OKAY. OH, HI, LIZ.HI, MR. KEATON. OH, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME OVERTHE OTHER NIGHT.OHH. NO, I REALLY ENJOYEDMEETING TERRY. IN FACT,I FEEL A LITTLE SILLY ABOUT RESISTINGTHE IDEA AT FIRST. I MEAN,I REALLY LIKE HIM A LOT. REALLY? WHAT ABOUTWHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR BEING INVOLVEDWITH ANOTHER MAN? WELL, UM, I GUESS I'M NOT AS SERIOUSABOUT THIS MAN AS I THOUGHT I WAS. AND I HAVEN'T TOLDTERRY BECAUSE I KNOW HE JUST CAME OUTOF A BAD RELATIONSHIP AND I'M AFRAIDHE MIGHT REACT BADLY. YOU HAVEN'T TOLD HIM,HAVE YOU? NO.DON'T BE SILLY. BECAUSE THAT WOULD BETERRIBLE, MR. KEATON. I MEAN, THAT WOULDRUIN EVERYTHING.COME HERE. TERRY ISAN ARCHITECT. AND YOUR SON RUNSAN ARCHITECTURE FIRM. YOU'RE PERFECTFOR EACH OTHER. HI,MRS. KEATON. HI, LIZ. ELYSE, MAY I PLEASE SPEAKWITH YOU, PLEASE? SO, WHAT BRINGS YOUHERE? WELL, TERRY INVITED ME.OH, I KNOW THAT. I GUESSI'M JUST SURPRISED THAT YOU'RE FREE,YOU KNOW? THAT YOU AREN'T OUTWITH, YOU KNOW, MR. TWO YEARS. WHO? ELYSE, I REALLY NEED TOSPEAK WITH YOU. LIZ, I THINKYOU SHOULD KNOW THAT TERRY JUST CAME OUTOF A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE IN A RELATIONSHIP. HE'S FEELINGVERY VULNERABLE. SO DON'T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO TELL HIMABOUT...YOU KNOW?EXCUSE ME. WHAT WAS SHETALKING ABOUT? IS THERE SOMEONE ELSEIN YOUR LIFE? W-WELL, YES,BUT JUST FOR TWO YEARS. I WAS GONNA TELL YOU. NO. UH... ACTUALLY, THIS WASA NICE WAY TO FIND OUT. EXCUSE ME. NO, TERRY. WAIT. TERRY. WAIT!OH, COME BACK! TED'S PARTIESALWAYS START OUT SLOWLY! COME ON, NICK,WILL YOU HOLD HER STEADY? I'M ALMOST DONE, NICK.HANG ON. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT. HEY, SO I GUESSWE'RE DONE, HUH? NO, NICK.OH. WE'VE GOT HERWEARING PLAID WITH A FLORAL PRINT. SHE LOOKS LIKE A TRAMP. COME ON, ALEX. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN AT THISFOR TWO HOURS. FIRST YOU TELL ME SHE CAN'T WEARWHITE SHOES WITH A WOOL COAT. THAT'S RIGHT, NICK. YOU DON'T WEAR WHITEAFTER LABOR DAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN I PUT HERIN A PAIR OF JEANS, AND YOU TELL MEYOU DON'T LIKE THAT. IT IS A PARTY, NICK. ALEX, I THINKSHE LOOKS OKAY. SHE'S NOT GOING OUT OF THISHOUSE WITH THOSE SHOES ON. I'M SORRY.COME ON. I THINK THIS, UH,PARTY DRESS WILL BE FINE. COME ON. TAKE IT EASY ON HER,WILL YOU? I AM, ALL RIGHT? HOLD HER STEADY.OKAY. JUST A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. COME ON.DON'T WOBBLE HER! WHAT AREYOU TWO DOING? MALLORY... WE WERE JUST... THIS IS THE SICKEST THINGI'VE EVER SEEN. IT'S A PRESENTFOR CINDY BECKER. I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HADN'TBOUGHT A PRESENT YET. HEY, NOW, LOOK, MALLORY,I CAN EXPLAIN. I'M SURE YOU CAN.I'M SURE YOU CAN. MALLORY, IT'S NOTWHAT YOU THINK. TELL THATTO THE POLICE, OKAY? I'M SO ASHAMED. IT'S NOT MINE, MOM. IT'S NICK'S. ALEX, PLAYIN ANOTHER ROOM. SO, WHAT HAPPENED? YOUR MOTHER DESTROYED ANYPOSSIBILITY OF A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TERRY AND LIZ. OH. SORRY TO HEAR THAT. SO... WHERE'S LIZ NOW? ALEX,CONTROL YOURSELF. LIZ IS TOO OLDFOR YOU. STEVEN, I FEEL SO TERRIBLEABOUT WHAT I DID. WOULD I BE OVERREACTING IF I ASKED YOU TO NEVER LET MESPEAK TO ANYONE OR LEAVE THE HOUSEEVER AGAIN? NO. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] I'LL GET IT. ALEX, NICE TO SEE YOU. LIZ. LIZ OBECK. LIZ OBECK. MR. AND MRS. KEATON,I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. BUT I NEEDED TO COME OVERAND SPEAK WITH YOU. COME ON IN, LIZ. UH...ALEX. CAN'T I STAY, DAD? I'M AFRAID NOT. I'LL BE GOOD, DAD.PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE. ALEX! OHH. OKAY. JUST TELL HER -- TELL HERI'LL BE IN THE KITCHEN MAKINGHER FAVORITE MEAL, OKAY? WHATEVERTHAT MIGHT BE. I JUST CAME OVERTO APOLOGIZE.FOR WHAT? FOR ALL THE TROUBLEI CREATED. OH, LIZ, LIZ, LIZ. YOU'VE GOT ITALL WRONG. IT'S ALL MY FAULT. SHE'S RIGHT.IT IS. HI. I CAME INFROM THE KITCHEN, AND ALEX TOLD ME YOU GUYSWOULD PROBABLY...BE -- OH, EXCUSE ME,I DIDN'T KNOW THAT -- [ SIGHS ] [ SIGHS ]I BETTER GO. WELL...I'D BETTER GO, TOO. STOP! DON'T MOVE! CAN I HAVEONE MORE SHOT AT THIS? GO AHEAD. OKAY. COME ON INA LITTLE FURTHER. A LITTLE FURTHER. UH... OKAY. NOW, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BECLEARED UP HERE. YOU TWO LIKEEACH OTHER A LOT. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME, TERRY,THAT YOU'RE AFRAID THAT SINCE LIZ WAS INVOLVEDWITH SOMEONE WHEN YOU MET THAT SHE'SJUST LEADING YOU ON. BUT IS THATTHE CASE, LIZ? NO.DEFINITELY NOT. AND, LIZ, IT SEEMSTHAT YOU'RE AFRAID THAT TERRY DOESN'T WANTTO SEE YOU ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T HONESTWITH HIM FROM THE START. IS THAT THE CASE,TERRY? NO. GO OUTAND HAVE A GOOD TIME. IN FACT,GO TO GUIDO'S. WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT THERE. YOU CAN CHARGE EVERYTHINGTO US. UH, HONEY. I AMKIND OF HUNGRY. ME TOO. GOOD! GO! AND IF YOU EVENTUALLYGET MARRIED, DON'T INVITE ME! NOT BAD.MM. [ BOTH SIGH ] THANK YOU. [ CHUCKLES ] STEVEN? YES? YOU REMEMBERTHAT AGREEMENT WE MADE ABOUT ME NOT SPEAKINGTO ANYONE AGAIN OR EVER GOING OUTOF THE HOUSE AGAIN? YES. WELL, SINCE I JUST SETEVERYTHING RIGHT, WON'T YOU LET MEOUT OF THAT? ABSOLUTELY NOT. LIZ! LIZ, WAIT! HE'S NO GOOD FOR YOU!